hinterland hin"ter*land`, n. [G.; hinter behind + land land.]
a remote and undeveloped area; originally, the land or region
lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with
reference to the so-called

hinterland — hin‧ter‧land [ˈhɪntəlænd ǁ ər ] noun [singular] ECONOMICS the area around a particular place, especially a large city, that is economically important for that place: • Shanghai, and the vast hinterland of the Yangtze River delta * * * hinterland… … Financial and business terms